MUSICIAN

Jonny Buckland

1977 - Today

Photo of Jonny Buckland

Icon of person Jonny Buckland

Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking inspiration from groups such as My Bloody Valentine, the Stone Roses and U2. His compositions are noted for being sparse and delicate, using delay pedals and slide bars with a timbre that led to comparisons to the Edge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonny Buckland is the 2,457th most popular musician (down from 1,993rd in 2024), the 6,173rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,035th in 2019) and the 406th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Jonny Buckland by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jonny Buckland ranks 2,457 out of 3,175. Before him are Muhal Richard Abrams, Evelyn Glennie, Oscar Dronjak, Steve Kuhn, Jung Yong-hwa, and Geri Allen. After him are Virgil Donati, Ivan Ilić, Mark Jansen, Adriana Calcanhotto, David Lovering, and Dave Greenfield.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Jonny Buckland ranks 369. Before him are Didier Défago, Jon Abrahams, Ben Green, Marek Mintál, Sam Bailey, and Kadri Simson. After him are Kang Ji-hwan, Yevgeny Rodionov, Luisa González, Alborosie, Jefferson Hall, and Jacky Ido.

Others Born in 1977

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonny Buckland ranks 6,175 out of 8,785. Before him are Martin Clunes (1961), Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), Alexander Keith Johnston (1804), Evelyn Glennie (1965), Jann Mardenborough (1991), and John Rae (1813). After him are Gil Merrick (1922), John Lundvik (1983), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Billy Fury (1940), Daniel Kaluuya (1989), and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jonny Buckland ranks 406. Before him are Goldie (1965), Peter Noone (1947), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Ben Howard (1987), Simon Webbe (1978), and Evelyn Glennie (1965). After him are Dave Greenfield (1949), Justin Chancellor (1971), Lustmord (1964), Nigel Olsson (1949), Stephen Hough (1961), and John Parr (1952).

British born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous